A Quick Guide
to the
5 Elements
STEPHANIE ROBERTS
author of the Fast Feng ShuiTM series
WATER
WOOD
FIRE
EARTH
METAL
A Quick Guide to the Five Elements
published by Lotus Pond Press
415 Dairy Road, Suite E-144, Kahului, HI 96732
www.lotuspondpress.com
copyright © 2002 Stephanie Roberts
All rights reserved.
Based on information originally published in the book Fast Feng Shui: 9
Simple Principles for Transforming Your Life by Energizing Your Home by
Stephanie Roberts (Lotus Pond Press, 2001).
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For ordering information, see page 14 of this booklet.
For more information on how to use the five elements
as an essential tool in feng shui, pick up a copy of:
Fast Feng Shui:
9 Simple Principles for Transforming
Your Life by Energizing Your Home
The five elements describe five essential qualities of chi (life force energy),
which you can use to enhance, control, or balance a space, depending on
your needs:
The Five Elements:
Essential Qualities of Chi
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Each element can help shift your energy and/or the energy of your
space. When you understand the relationships between the five elements,
and how they can affect your space and your energy, they become a power-
ful tool in your feng shui tool kit. Metal helps you concentrate and get
things done; its inward focus helps you clear your head and cope with
details. Water is helpful when things have been stuck for a while (think of
ice melting), and for improving communication. It is also associated with
cash flow and opportunities. Wood energy is associated with new begin-
nings, and it can help you make smooth progress in the projects you under-
take. Fire creates heat and action, and i